Injector cleaner.

Placebo effect...they injected athletes with Saline solution and they all ran faster Hope my Hilux thinks thatit works too...

Yeah, Just after this incident I went to the local diesel service and asked one of their mechanics. His response was definitely use it especially in diesels and when you are travelling using lots of different and possibly less reliable suppliers.

Is Chemtech from WA .And just wondering do the manufacturers of Diesel vehicles advise using injector cleaners thanks

People take vitamins and supplements and who knows if the do much good. We take out insurance for events that we do not expect to happen. We put second fuel filters on just in case we get bad fuel. We put winches on just in case we get stuck and there is no one else around and there are plenty of trees Roachie's use of Chemtec is in the same vain and very hard to fault his logic.

Hiya Idler Chris but being a mechanical device surely there's some evidence it works bit different to ingesting vitamins ..

Hi Roachie,
Would really like to contact you, as your not a member, what is your preference if your happy for me to make contact.
I want to quiz you about your Chev experiences
Thanking you
Tony H

G'day Tony,

Feel free to contact me.....

Phone 0414 890 148 or email... broa7042ATbigpondDOTnetDOTau

Cheers,

Bill

Roachie, if I am not wrong I think you will find that your Silverado additive had nothing to do with cleaning injectors and more to do with meeting emission requirements.

John.

Sorry John....can't agree with you there. I think perhaps you are getting diesel additive with "Adblue"?

Roachie

I do the same as Roachie - use Chemtech every tank. Been doing this for over 25 years.

On my old 47, 61 and 79 series diesels it would reduce smoke out the exhaust and improve fuel consumption.

On the 200series and our Tiguan, it is used because it has an algaecide and because it precipitates emulsified water. And those vehicle run sweet when I use it.
It only adds about 3c per litre to the cost. I've not had an injector issue on any vehicle, and never had water or algae in my fuel and I'm the one who has done every fuel filter replacement in that time.

I first started using it when recommended by a truckie.

Interesting on label of Chemtech does it list its ingredients..I just bought another brand all it says liquid hydrocarbons 840ml/l

I've also fitted a FASS 150 lift pump/water trap/filter close to my tank on the Silverado.

Looking at the youtube blurb, I was convinced about the level of injector damage that can be caused by air in the fuel as well as the idea that it takes away some of the effort required by the CP4 injector pump to suck the fuel 3+ meters from the tank to the engine.

Maybe it's snake oil, but I've fitted it and have no regrets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4LCbGsujdU

Roachie

Swampy,

Please clarify what you mean by "Commercial" and "Domestic" cleaners...EG, what brands are you referring to please?

Roachie

HI
Domestic cleaner is what u find at supercheap etc . Commercial cleaners are used when cleaning injectors off car mainly .Connect injectors to injector machine which would buz the injector at different rates when it is bathing in the fluid [ultrasonic cleaner ],there is an on car machine also [carbon clean ]. Mainly for petrol vehicles .Both systems have there pros and cons .
We used to sub out the diesel injector/pump stuff .The later DID injectors would also be using an injector cleaner . Apparently treated the same way petrol injectors are ,although I cannot confirm this. They are now reconditioning DID injectors.

swamp

Good sense of humour.Looks like most 4wheel drives these days are on steroids! Apparently tye LC.is getting bigger on the outside but smaller inside.Even from 60series to 80series I noticed less space inside...

Oh! Cuppa

You have just caused me great embarresment

My workmates have just come to my aid after falling of my chair... They thought I'd hurt myself, but I new from that warm, damp felling in my pants that I had just bleep myself laughing.

That should be in the Friday Funnies thread. Well done!

Cheers

Anthony

Cuppa you must have felt good saving 10 bucks or so...